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Sheriff Mike Wade to declare candidacy against Dave Brat

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The EMPIRE Strikes Back

This is looking UGLY ...

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[size=+2]Former Rep. Eric Cantor and top political advisor Ray Allen[/size]


Document reveals Cantor allies’ strategy to retake control of Virginia GOP
A strategy memo for the then nascent Virginia Conservative Network outlines plans to demonize and chase out conservatives from the GOP, while "forestalling as many primary challenges as possible."

These documents show how the Richmond-area GOP establishment around Eric Cantor prior to his defeat were not only oblivious to the coming Dave Brat tidal wave, but were convinced that their upcoming slating maneuvers in various parts of the state were going to secure them great victories in their efforts to reclaim power they had lost in 2012.
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Why do you suppose Establishment RINO prefer primaries to conventions -- or no primaries at all? Exhibit A:

Exhibit A in the case against the Incumbent Protection Act
Sen. Emmett Hanger (D-Augusta) has dropped all pretense, and is now actively encouraging Democrats to vote in the 24th Senate District primary tomorrow.

For those wondering what the Incumbent Protection Act is, it is a law that allows incumbent members of the General Assembly to choose the method of their renomination. In almost all cases, this means the incumbent chooses a state-run open primary. Reasons vary for this, but generally it is understood that incumbents have a greater advantage in a primary because they are costlier and, in cases like Hanger’s, because they can be used to shield Republican incumbents from being held accountable to their own party because the law allows Democrats to participate in choosing the Republican Party’s nominees.
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